Literature Now : Key Terms and Methods for Literary History
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
1474409903
ISBN-13
9781474409902
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
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Edinburgh University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
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GB
Publication Date
Jan 19th, 2016
Print length
320 Pages
Weight
600 grams
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24.40 x 21.90 x 2.40 cms
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Literature Now provides a thought-provoking argument as well as an authoritative exploration of the key terms of literary studies. It will appeal to anyone who wants to explore theoretical issues from a historically informed perspective.
What are the key issues in contemporary literary studies? What notion of ''history'' is appropriate for today''s study of ''modern'' (post-1800) literature? How can we best understand the recent transition from theory to literary history? In 20 chapters, this book both probes and answers these questions, and more, emphasising the importance of literary history to current critical thinking.
Literature Now provides a thought-provoking argument as well as an authoritative exploration of the key terms of literary studies. It will appeal to anyone who wants to epxlore theoretical issues from a historically informed perspective.
The chapters cover: Archive. Book. Media. Institution. Translation. Subjects. Senses. Animals. Objects. Time. Event. Period. Invention. Generation. Politics. Popular. Beauty. Mimesis. Style. Genre.
Literature Now provides a thought-provoking argument as well as an authoritative exploration of the key terms of literary studies. It will appeal to anyone who wants to epxlore theoretical issues from a historically informed perspective.
The chapters cover: Archive. Book. Media. Institution. Translation. Subjects. Senses. Animals. Objects. Time. Event. Period. Invention. Generation. Politics. Popular. Beauty. Mimesis. Style. Genre.
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